Tomorrowland's Space Mountain has provided thrills to many guests at the Magic Kingdom since it opened January 15, 1975. Space Mountain actually originated in the early 1960s when Walt Disney came up with the idea of a high-speed attraction themed around the space age. Located at the far end of Tomorrowland, the attraction's towering white structure is unmistakable.

Entering Space Mountain, you find yourself in a dimly lit queue that seems to go on and on and on. As you near the Space Port (loading area), you hear shrieks from the space travelers who have gone before you. Eventually, you'll reach the loading platform, and will board six-passenger rockets, seated single-file, for your journey into space.

Slowly your vehicle makes its way into a tunnel of strobe lights and colors. You're then thrust into the darkness of space via a roller coaster that dips and swerves through the galaxy, past shooting stars and glowing planets! The entire ride lasts two and a half minutes with peak speeds of 28 miles per hour.

There are two seperate roller coasters within the mountain, the track on the left side is called Alpha and Omega in on the right. There are 30 vehicles in total, 15 for each track, handling a theoretical ride capacity of 2,100 riders an hour.

As you exit your rocket you head toward a moving sidewalk which parades you past an interesting exhibit presented by Federal Express. FedEx is the current sponsor of Space Mountain.

One of the best fan websites is at Space Station 77.